Update 12/10 - Witness with your BULGED EYES the FIRST Half of the FIRST Episode of Our New Series please!!!
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Okay, rerendered and fixed the audio, made it more audible!
Thank you for your patience.
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As promised in the last update, here is the first half of Chapter 1 of our new series, Hunter: The Parenting. If you decide to watch it I truly hope you enjoy it, and also a big big big thank you...
I'm gonna be honest, this first half I'm presenting to you here is not that eventful.
It's vaguely similar to the old throneroom-scenes and that's what our intention was whilst writing it. It's mostly jokes, dialogue, character interaction and world-building, with not much action or intrigue.
You're just joining these characters for a deep-night stroll through a wooded area in Norfolk, England.
Things do get a bit more tense in the second half, and I personally like it better, but that being said though, I like listening to these characters just talk. It's one of my favourite things, and I hope you'll enjoy it too.
I also want to make it very clear for people who like world building that this area that we're presenting is not fictional, its actually real and the places they refer to are actual locations that we've found primarily through Google Maps.
Thunder (the VA for Kitten) even went and visited these locations and snapped some photos for reference, which is absolutely fucking amazing and hilarious.
We already knew that we wanted to put focus on urban legends and local folklore in this series and implement it into our world building, and the first one we found fitting for story-purposes was the tale of the monk and the fiddler, real legends from North Norfolk.
By coincidence, and I must insist that this was entirely by fucking coincidence, as we looked over the locale around which this legend took place, we noticed that it also contained small townships named such amazing things as Cockthorpe and fucking Warham.
We couldn't NOT implement these.
I also of course want to give big kudos to all our illustrators for banging all this out, and our music man
If you have any questions after having watched this I am happy to answer them. I really hope you think this looks promising because I cannot wait to keep working on it.
That will be that for now.
We will keep working as we have.
Until next time, have a good one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hunter: The Parenting Chapter 1 (First Half for Patreon) (YouTube)
Comments (101)
Merry Crimmus Alfabus!
All of the work you guys put in is amazing. I loved all of it and watched/listened it half a dozen times already. I am a big Mittens shipper (I’m going to hecking hell with my fanfics and art anyway), but more importantly, I’m a huge fan of positive, tooth rotting sweet on-screen relationships. Marckus and Kitten have beautiful chemistry imbued by their voice actors. Door and Boy are just so damn adornable with their wholesome father-son gig (Boy gets HUGS and LOVE), and Big D, wow! He’s such a new flavour of batshit crazy and I love it! I also fecking love the way you have animated Kitten into a proper cat! Like ears back angry kitty during the fight, the way one ears flops down until Marckus reassured him at the start. Freaking beautiful <3 Fantastic work by you and your team Alfa! X Prediction - Kitten covers up in this universe because he got into a motorcycle accident while planning card games in his teens and he’s self-conscious about his scars (but Marckus thinks he’s fab regardless) <3 Also, Shadowsun is his awful ex XD
Thank you. I'm glad we get to enjoy this a little bit more.
I saw the full episode on youtube. Then I rewatched it again and again. Then I decided that, if your making Kitten and Marckus/Magnus canon and that fucking cute, you deserve me trowing money at you. I was one of the weirdo yelling and writing Mittens fanfic, so this is like.... Delicious, wonderful tasty au. Please take my money and continue to do whatever the fuck you want with it, its clearly well invested.
The first episode was amazing. I have never heard of World of Darkness, and I was worried the new universe would not be to my liking. But after watching the first episode on youtube and spending a few hours browsing lore I must say I am very intrigued. This is right up my alley. I suspect the new horror element will appeal to many
This works. D in hotpants, lots of reasons for needing therapy all around and the old British TV vibe is great.
I loved it! Sure it doesn't quite have the same punch as TTS did, but that was something the old series only achieved after establishing all the characters and setting and so on. This definitely is a solid start and I'm looking forward to more. As for the animations style itself, I find it adorable. The writing is solid, the characters are familiar, and I can't wait to see who else from the earlier setting will pop up and what new ones you have in store!
Okay so I just watched the full episode on Youtube and whilst I do like the setting and story I feel there is much that can use improvement. The audio is not right, the characters sound disconnected from the environments that they are in, please please fix that, it hurts immersion. There are many shots in which characters are much less detailed, I do not know if this is an artistic choice but I feel it really hurts the overall presentation and makes the whole thing feel somewhat unpolished and rushed. If you can work on these issues and maybe have a little bit less character strecthing this could be great. I hope this critiscism will be of use to you and not hurt you but I know you can do better than this and I want to see you reach your full potential.
So is this Big-D's whole family or does he have 18 other bastard children across the world he's never paid child support for?
Good work on releasing the first episode in full on youtube. It's immaculate.
Dad seems a bit more unhinged than The Emperor was. Or maybe it's just because he's not using text to speech anymore. Either way, great start. Looking forward to more!
D-M-Teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I definitelly didn't see it like 10 times already.
beleven times.
Any news about GW begging you to bring back TTS? These voices keep hurting my heart! 😂
Delighted to hear Kräkus made it as well. May he be forever screaming from his ditch!
Also as was disccussed, i'm using Big D excited laugh as profile icon.
So far i like it. Looks like it's gonna be fun. The only gripe i have is that the volume is really low. I had to up it quite a lot. Like 100% of what i usually use a lot.
And the music is great, really amplifies the atmosphere.
rumors say that GW will make a statement regarding fan animations.. if they give the green light, will you continue this story or will we go back to actual TTS ? :)
Assuming it would happen, we'd be very happy and feel quite vindicated if they do actually create a sensible fan-content policy. But, admittedly, this has left a dent in us that won't go away that easily. We will go back to TTS, but absolutely not immediately, even if they do implement something like that. We want to set up a perimeter and expand out into other settings and feel safe in our new content so nothing like this can happen to us again yknow? And we also want to see, from a distance, if GW can help create a better, safer and more fruitful fan-content community, the kind of atmosphere we see in communities around other games. A lot of people will probably not like that, but its the smarter, safer and more attractive option for us, and we hope people will understand.
Off to a flying start man! Great atmosphere so far (and humour as ever), wonder how many World of Darkness fans’ll jump on for this
The emperor has finally left his thrown, but I am most thankful for Dorn and boy, I missed them most!
krakus, that sounds familiar
Very gud!
Emperor on Terra how I missed the "Gang". Awesome job
10/10 Cannot wait for more, hopefulliy there'll be quad-annual episodic releases once all the staff are sorted!!
Alfa, I have an important question: will Hunter: The Parenting episodes feature brief snippets of the cacophonous screams of Karl the Deranged, as TTS did?
Yes! Love that
THIS IS GOOD
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It's so sweet to see the gang again :)
So Marckus was named after his delivering doctor?? Love it, Big D you lazy Dick!!!
this raises SO many questions about Mom
Looking like full animation! I can see why it took a while to make! Good Job!
it's good. got the same feel as TTS did, even though i fear will never truly be the same. Idk how i feel about the name "Door". i will accept it if it's like a nickname and his real name is Ronald. i very much like how Kitten is still just a walking exposition bomb. Marckus is great, same snarkiness as Magnus, overall very good. Boy is still Boy, great. Hoping to see The Fabulous Custodes, Decius, maybe even some of the high lords and the inquisition, in their respective new coatings of paint. now, the elephant in the room, Marckus and Kitten seem to be gay lovers. idk how i feel about that. nothing so terribly stupid as "HURR HURR GAY BAD", but it feels a little weird, since they otherwise have exactly the same personalities as their TTS counterparts. i guess it's just cause i already have them established in my headcanon as not being that. just an issue of having to get used to it, i guess. the film grain is not something i'm a huge fan of, but it's not a major issue. the sound balancing could be a little better, with some characters being just a little tad too quiet. i like it, 8/10, still wish it was TTS, but what can you do?
To address one thing; Door’s name is what it is because Big-D named each one of his sons after whatever thing he happened to be looking at at the time of their births. Marckus is one of few who ended up with a real, actual name but even then, it’s spelled with a ’ck’ for no reason.
Yeay! That's awesome!
Loving it!
You know, we don't talk enough about how Alfa's real accomplishment is the creation of a cast of characters so distinctive you can remove the 40k trappings and everyone is still perfectly recognizable, even the giant corpse god. In fact, giving Big E/D a PERSONALITY was probably the hardest thing TTS had to do. Alfa somehow made the screaming skeleton a character we can relate to and get invested in. The exposition-dispensing Custodes who just wants to help became the heart of the show. Magnus is that fun uncle who wants to help but somehow keeps making everything worse. Dorn has the biggest heart in the Imperium and he's been profoundly heartbroken so long he can barely function. Boy gives him something to care about besides just his grief and regrets. And Boy is just great. Here's a child character who isn't annoying and injects some much needed innocence and hope into the setting. Boy is great. alfa and his team have given us a cast of characters people actually care about. Almost nobody ever does this, but once you have, you're sitting on a goldmine. You show me what these people eat for lunch, and I'm interested. What this guy is reading, or that guy is listening to, and I'm interested. I'm invested in the story and I'll follow them anywhere. Can't wait to see the rest of this
This hits different but is still absolutely incredible. Well done, so looking forward to what comes next.
This feels like what would happen if The Emperor's grief over losing kitten caused him to completely rewrite reality so that Kitten was still alive. Which is my optional headcanon as to what happened.
Can I assume that theres going to be renditions of the other primarchs in this series or is it going to be just Dorn and Magnus?
Oh man. The possibilities. Colin Corax is a goth provocatuer who spends his days haunting the local Starbucks and writing depressing poetry. He works at Amazon and hates it, trys to organize a strike of his fellow workers and winds up at war with Jeff Bezos army of killer strike-breaking robots Vulgun is a dead body who is just in every episode and nobody ever comments on. Russ is the local vet who doubles as an animal rescue, under the table medic, and also town drunk.
This was great. It’s charming and funny as well as spooky given the story of the possible haunting. Fantastic job.
Everything is amazing, as expected! I need more! X)
Wow. That went quick, and the banter was great. I can see how the animation is improving too. I look forward to more when it's ready! :D
is it weird that when D called Kitten Son-in-law my first reaction was "wait, Shadowsun is D's daughter here?"
Prediction - Shadowsun is kitten's ex and Markus was a rebound
Markus' and Kitten's banter really shows how those two are in love and happily married to each other. It's nice to see their relationship be so up front and yet so funny!
This was a BLAST! I love hanging out with these guys and just hearing them interact. I missed this. And yeah, I didn't doubt for a second these are legit places. This is so fun, even if I nearly blew my eardrums forgetting I'd cranked the volume lol! Worth it! Worth every moment!
My eyes have not beheld true beauty until now
Suprised to still see Kitten fully covered, but still love the family dynamic... especially with the full cycle of disfunction at play. Though I both now wonder and fear who the Mother would be now.
I hope they keep the recurring gag that Kitten is an absolute Specimen under all of the coverings. He's just so self-depreciating he feels self-conscious about how beautiful he is.
Praise the Gods!
While the venue has changed, the characters we love have not. Door having his own son yet still hanging out with his father tickles my amusement. I want to see how this ends!
Ohhhh the shorts. And Kitten is adorable.
Big D would never be so cruel as to deny us the sight of his IMMACULATE THIGHS
That was incredibly enjoyable and I look forward to more. The facials expressions were awesome and I really like the changing of the artwork of the characters in certain shots.
Absolutely amazing I love the direction you guys went with this!
The time has come!
Aaaahhhhhhhh, this is so fun so far! I love the art style and animation, and everyone is so much fun. <3 (And Kitten and Markus are SUPER cute!)
I wasn't onboard with that ship but I am now!
Oh this is wonderful work. I started smiling so hard along the walking scenes. Gotta see more (take your time I love it!)
I want to know who Krakus is and why he is in the ditch.
Based alone on his mouth, whoever TP is voicing must already be posseded
Big D: When a man sees a hole, HE THRUSTS IN.
Ya know, you started so unsure when all the shit with TTS went down. And now, a few months later here you are. Providing us yet again with something absolutely spectacular. Bloody hell mate, you've done it again. You and your team are just amazing at whatever you touch it would seem. I cannot wait to see the full thing and what comes next!
I am Super happy with this! This is what I have been missing, and frankly I love the interactions between characters as well as the art style and animation.
I loved this so much. Idk I didn’t even notice the audio thing until I saw you mention it. I just turned up the volume and it sounded fine.
Oh my sweet Jesus I'm not even halfway through and I'm already laughing my ass off, you guys do character chemistry so well and even this mundane part is such a treat. Awesome work, y'all
Amazing work, loved this! I can already see the potential here, as always you and your team perform excellently. Excited to see where spooky hole goes in the second half!
Huzzah to high waisted jeans and short shorts! It is crazy awesome to here this voices again. This was great!
I really enjoy the new animation style. There's shots and angles that you guys were never able to do with the old show, and I feel like there's a ton of new jokes that can be worked into the new styles of positioning. I love it!
You can tell from the character designs alone who is who from the TTS Universe, its amazing, and I love how basically the names and appearance has changed, but everything else is the same, its fresh and yet the same. Brilliant
Alfabusa if you want an urban legend from my area it's even got a wikipedia entry and lol apparently 3 terrible movies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Man The original legend as it was told to me the bunny man was an escapee from the Dominion Mental institution
I just want to say how much I love seeing Markus and Kitten as a couple, and being sappy and kind to each other. I loved this entire thing. It's been worth the wait and I can't wait to see the rest
This made me feel the joy of life that I have not felt in months. hyperboles aside, I love it already! I do agree audio may need a few tweaks (had to blast the volume higher than usual to hear it), but the rest looks amazing!
I found the entire thing to be legitimately very entertaining. Markus and kitten being sappily gay at each other was a treat (and, honestly, you've now legitimately handled homosexuality better than just about everything I've seen in media, so kudos to you lot). I the sound ques, special effects, wider shots with some animations to spice them up... It's low budget, but at the same time it's done well. Like a perfect middle ground between reading a comic and low budget animation. TLDR: love the thing, can't wait to see the whole thing. Keep on keeping on.
Love the new take on the characters, just different enough to give a different feel but it's nice seeing the old cast again
Ok, this may seem like a weird compliment, but you have managed to do one the of the most rarely well done things in storytelling, You actually managed to realistically write two men who love each other.
Usually it ends up being either A) two friends with tax benefits, or B) deeply traumatized people holding on to the nearest source of comfort. Markus and Kitten actually seem like adult men who are in love with each other. Its a fucking miracle and I want to grind it into a powder and inject it into my veins.
Good to notice that my investment has not been a waste. Can't wait for second part.
I bloody love it, can't wait for part 2!
Tts didn’t die. It just respawned into an AU for a bit. And the results look to be fantastic. Part 2 will be a treat!!!!
Hold up are kitten and Magnus married lol
This is great, it's dripping with charm. The animation makes me weirdly nostalgic as well.
This is absolutely wonderful. Keep up the good work.
I like how the soyboy pointing meme is used as an endpanel
Yeah I told the illustrator to not do that but they did it anyway and was cheered on by the rest the fuckers
I cannot begin to tell you how much I LOVE Markus and Kitten! I can't wait for the rest of the episode!
I had to crank it up, but was able to hear it. Very well done, and worth the wait. "Cockthorpe" has to be the most English place-name ever.
The whole Cockthorpe interaction was entirely based in improv, funnily enough, based on our convo when we found out it was a place that exists.
Cannot wait for the fixed version!
Will hopefully be up in a few hours!!
Just in time for my break! Can't wait to watch it later today.
This is everything I was hoping for. My neurons have been activated on levels hitherto undreamt of. Great work!
Fuck yeah, VERY powerful, my thanks are injected
this is great im happy to see more
I'm so FUCKING HYPED AND I HAVEN'T EVEN WATCHED IT!
This looks great I am so hyped for the next part